Where does “lytheren” come from?

lytheren (Cornish) comes from Cornish lyther, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

lytheren (Cornish): letter, character

Definitions

  1. letter, character

Ancestry of “lytheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlytherletter, epistle
2Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
3Latinlītera—
4Old Latinleitera—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lytheren”

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